Hi,
I have just completed critiquing all your brochure roughs.
Glad to see you are all working so hard on this.
I want to remind you to add each of the changes to your Process Book. Save each page as a PDF and reduce the size to place in your book.
This a great way to show your progress as you improve your design.
I have listed below several things that I found to be common in most all the roughs.
Below are the clarifications.
- Your roughs are done and you are about to make changes to improve your design.
It is not too late for some of you to experiment more and try more creative layouts and be more daring!
Look at other layouts; brochures, magazines, posters. Anything to give you more creative ideas.
Check out http://issuu.com to see some really great design.
- Now that you have set up your brochure in Indesign, and have not included the bleed line you can do so now.
Solid red line indicates a bleed. A bleed line is needed if images or art butts up to edge of the design trim line.
Set bleed lines in Document setup.
All images to bleed, MUST extend .25" (18pts) BEYOND the set bleed line in order for it to print as a bleed.
- Add a Bleed line to an existing document.
Open your file in Indesign
go to FILE>Document setup> select more options and the BLEED and SLUG boxes are now visible.
In the BLEED box type in 0.125" (9 pt) and click the link icon at the end of the row and it will fill the other boxes.
You now have a white page added to accommodate the bleed line (red line) behind your brochure.
- Fold lines are dotted lines manually (drawn) placed 0.125 (9pt) of an inch OUTSIDE of the trim line.
They DO NOT touch the trim line.
If they are placed inside the brochure along the fold, they will print.
- Panel sizes - In a 3 panel brochure the cover and back panel will be 1p larger than others.
If more than 3 panels, reduce additional panels 1p each time it folds in.
- Remove name address on self mailer for printing.
Names and addresses will be added using a database sent to the printer by the client or you the designer.
- Take a look at some brochure samples to get ideas.
- Be sure to include the web address.
- There are printer marks that need to be selected in the Indesign print dialog box.
The graphic below shows all the boxes that need to be selected.
When exporting to PDF be sure to select the Marks and Bleed option (same as in Indesign)
before you save.
